Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 16-man squad for the upcoming One-day International (ODI) series against South Africa, recalling former captain Shahid Afridi back to the team.

Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) A leading Pakistani daily is upset over the cowardice of civilian leaders who don't "name and shame" those responsible for terror attacks.

Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) The Karachi Literature Festival may be better served by reaching out more to authors, writers and performers from beyond India, said a leading daily Tuesday.

Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Pakistan Monday signed an agreement on handing over operations of the strategic Gwadar port to a Chinese company.

Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) At least seven people, including five security personnel, were killed and seven injured Monday in a terror attack at a government office in Pakistan's northwestern provincial capital of Peshawar, media and officials said.

Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Testrictions on aid workers in the country's northwest must be "softened and rationalised" after new guidelines were issued following the tracking down of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden through a vaccination campaign, a leading Pakistani daily said Monday.

Islamabad, Feb 17 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 5.6 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted northwest Pakistan Sunday, the meteorological department said.

Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The death toll rose to 84 in the devastating suicide bombing that hit a busy market in the Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta, officials said Sunday.

Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) At least 63 people were killed and over 180 injured in a sectarian attack which targetted the minority Shia Muslims in the Quetta city of Pakistan's Balochistan province Saturday, Xinhua reported.

Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) At least 58 people were killed and 176 injured when a powerful blast hit a market area in Pakistan's Quetta city Saturday evening, Xinhua reported.

Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) At least 58 people were killed and over 176 others injured when a blast hit a market area in Pakistan's Quetta city Saturday evening, reported Xinhua citing local media. The toll was expected to rise further.

Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 15 others injured in a blast in Pakistan's Quetta city Saturday, reported Xinhua citing local media.

Islamabad, Feb 16 (IANS) At least four people were killed in a blast in Pakistan's Quetta city Saturday, reported Xinhua citing local media.

Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) Don't be angry with me, veteran writer-lyricist Gulzar has written to the organiser of the Karachi literary festival, explaining that he had cut short his Pakistan trip and returned home after he he felt "uneasy in the chest".

Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) One person died and another was injured when a US embassy vehicle knocked them down in Islamabad, the embassy confirmed Friday in a statement

Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) A Pakistani daily Friday said it was concerned to see a government organisation and the cultural wing of a religious organisation acting as moral vigilantes of the nation on Valentine's Day.

Lahore, Feb 14 (IANS) Pakistan A defeated Afghanistan in the only unofficial Twenty20 cricket match by 49 runs here.

Islamabad, Feb 14 (IANS) At least four suicide bombers were killed and two policemen injured Thursday when militants launched a brazen attack on a police station in Pakistan's northwest, media reports said.

Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan's economic managers must implement crucial reforms to restructure the entire power sector, said a leading daily that warned "until then, we should forget about an early economic recovery".

Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistan Monday was circumspect on the hanging of Indian parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, with the foreign ministry saying it did not want to go into the details of the trial process.

Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Swiss authorities have said they cannot reopen corruption cases against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported Sunday.

Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) At least six people, including a father and his son and two brothers, were shot dead in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Geo News reported Sunday.

Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistani political leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has gone on a "private visit" to Qatar to hold talks with the Afghan Taliban, a media report said Sunday.

Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Authorities in Switzerland have informed Pakistan that they cannot reopen on legal grounds the corruption cases amounting to $60 million against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, media reports said Sunday.

Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The first phase of NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan began Sunday with 25 containers containing military equipment entering Pakistan, media reports said.

Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) The Taliban are neither serious nor sincere about peace talks with the government, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.

Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) postponed its franchise-based Twenty20 tournament for an indefinite period to solve management issues.

Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A remote-controlled bomb blast Friday ripped through a market in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, killing at least 12 people and injuring 25 others, Xinhua reported.

Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistanis may aspire to democracy, but those who run the country would prefer that democracy remains a worthless badge, said a daily after research showed that 75 percent of questions asked during Question Hour in Sindh assembly went unanswered.

Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) The top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Thursday met the chief of the Pakistan Army to discuss matters to "improve security in the region", the US embassy here said.

Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 15 militants were killed Thursday when Pakistani fighter jets targeted their hideouts in the country's northwest tribal region, a media report said.

Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) In their bid to prepare for the Asian Football Confederations (AFC) Challenge Cup qualifiers, Pakistan's national football team will be playing international friendlies against Nepal and Maldives.

Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Thirty-three people have been killed in Pakistan's northwest area following incessant rains coupled with snowfall.

Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) A proposed law on Hindu marriages had been held up as it "bounced back and forth between different official bodies", said a leading Pakistani daily Monday.

Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) The body of a Pakistani investigator, probing a corruption case involving Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and found hanging last month, has been exhumed from his grave for investigation, a media report said.

Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Praising the Jaipur Literary Festival that got 200,000 visitors, a Pakistani daily said it was unfortunate that Pakistani children don't cherish books, be it in school or at home.

Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Pakistan army Saturday rejected as "a pack of lies, propaganda driven and totally biased" the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report that the government has failed to act against abuses by security and intelligence agencies, which allowed extremists to attack religious minorities.

Islamabad, Feb 2 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed and a dozen injured Saturday when a military camp came under a fierce attack from heavily-armed Taliban rebels in Pakistan's northwest, media reports said.

Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday left for London to attend a summit to be hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron and attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.

Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) At least six people were killed Friday when mortar shells fired from Afghanistan hit Pakistan's northwest border region of South Waziristan, Xinhua reported.

Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed and 40 injured Friday when a suicide bomber triggered a massive explosion that tore through worshippers who poured out of a mosque in a crowded market in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said media reports.

Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed and over 40 others injured Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, media reports said.

Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) A Pakistani daily Friday lauded the government for refusing to give in to US pressure and going ahead with the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline. It hoped that breaking the logjam with India will be the "icing on the development cake".

Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) The Pakistan government has failed to act against abuses by security and intelligence agencies, which allowed extremists to attack religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 155 people have been killed in separate incidents of violence in Pakistan's port city of Karachi this month, a media report said Thursday.

Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The country deserves to know the truth on the Kargil "fiasco" that led to the deaths of hundreds of Pakistani soldiers and damaged ties with India, said a leading Pakistani daily.

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will pay a two-day visit to Italy for bilateral consultations, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The blockade on YouTube is a bar on "civil liberties", said a Pakistani daily that sought restoration of full access to the internet.

Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) A flight, which took-off from Karachi for Islamabad, took a detour and landed at Lahore to drop-off the daughter of an officer with the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the flag carrier of Pakistan, said a media report Wednesday.

Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) India should provide security to Shah Rukh Khan, said Interior Minister Rehman Malik, wading into a controversy triggered by Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed stating that the star could move to Pakistan following his comments on being a Muslim.